David Auker

Well, I guess rules is rules, but it seems like a trivial detail. It's
not like it would make her faster...if anything, pointing her arms down
at a greater than level angle seems like it would present more frontal
area, not enhance sleek aerodynamics. But, I'm not qualified to really
assess this!

David

Mike Murray wrote:
> The applicable UCI rule is:
> "1.3.023 For road time trial competitions and for the following track
> competitions: individual and team pursuit,
> kilometre and 500 m, an extension may be added to the steering system. The
> distance
> between the vertical line passing through the bottom bracket axle and the
> extremity of the handlebar
> may not exceed 75 cm, with the other limits set in article 1.3.022 (B,C,D)
> remaining
> unchanged. A support for the elbows or forearms is permitted (see diagram
> «Structure (1B)»).
> For road time trial competitions, controls or levers fixed to the handlebar
> extension may extend
> beyond the 75 cm limit as long as they do not constitute a change of use,
> particularly that of providing
> an alternative hand position beyond the 75 cm mark.
>
> For the track and road competitions covered by the first paragraph, the
> distance of 75 cm may be
> increased to 80 cm to the extent that this is required for morphological
> reasons; «morphological reasons
> » should be taken as meaning anything regarding the size or length of the
> rider's body parts. A
> rider who, for this reason, considers that he needs to make use of a
> distance between 75 and 80
> cm must inform the commissaires' panel at the moment that he presents his
> licence. In such cases
> the commissaires' panel may carry out the following test: ensuring that the
> angle between the forearm
> and upper arm does not exceed 120° when the rider is in a racing position"
>
> TI expect that the deal was that angle was greater than 120°. The word was
> that it was measured inappropriately for the prologue and allowed so she
> assumed it was correct when she arrived at the TT with the same bike. When
> it was remeasured correctly it was off. Stupid rule anyhow. She was not
> penalized she was just late to the start because of the need to fix it.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of David Auker
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 15:39 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Oregonian Sports Front Page
>
>
> Jeaannie Longo-Ciprelli photo, out of the saddle in the Mt. Hood Cycling
> Classic.
> http://blog.oregonlive.com/sportsupdates/2008/05/photos_mount_hood_cycling_c
> las.html
> (also at:)
> http://tinyurl.com/4hktq8
> Action photo!
>
> Any insight on the "equipment ruling" (TT handlebars angled down too
> far) that penalized her by a minute? Was she blatantly trying to thwart
> the rules, or is she just a victim of some minor oversight in handlebar
> adjustment? Did she yell at her mechanic?
>
> =David
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